1 counties with an index · 1 metro and micro areas · 18 ZIP codes · 1 permit-issuing places · 693,645 residents (2025 est.)
FHFA quarterly index through 2026 Q2Annual index 1975–2025Permits through August 2026
District of Columbia (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recessionPeak before the latest quarter value
FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. The line is FHFA's standard quarterly all-transactions index; the comparison table uses FHFA's annual state index from the same family. The index does not give a dollar value for any home.
District of Columbia's FHFA house price index starts in 1975. Through 2025 it has risen +1871.4%; over the ten years to 2025 the rise was +40.1% (+3.4% a year), well below the national +85.0%.
The quarterly index through 2026 Q2 is −0.6% on a year earlier and −1.5% on the quarter; nationally +3.0% and +1.1%.
The index peaked in 2007, fell −11.0% to 2010 and regained the peak in 2014; the national index fell −21.3% over 2007–2012.
1,976 housing units were authorised in District of Columbia in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.8 per 1,000 residents against 4.1 nationally; that is −3.0% on the previous 12 months. 1 counties, 1 metro and micro areas, 18 ZIP codes and 1 permit-issuing places in the state have their own pages.
−0.6%year to 2026 Q2, quarterly indexUS +3.0%
+0.4%1 year, 2024–2025US +2.8%
+12.6%5 yearsUS +47.0%
+40.1%10 years+3.4% a year annualised
+298.4%since 2000US +158.3%
1,976units permitted, 12 months2.8 per 1,000 residents · US 4.1
Same span, state and nation
Change in the FHFA index
District of Columbia
United States
1 year (2024–2025)
+0.4%
+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)
+12.6%
+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)
+40.1%
+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)
+84.3%
+79.1%
Since 2000
+298.4%
+158.3%
Since 1975
+1871.4%
+960.7%
10-year annualised
+3.4%
+6.3%
20-year annualised
+3.1%
+3.0%
Decade by decade
Decade
Change
United States
1980s (1980–1990)
+91.2%
+68.2%
1990s (1990–2000)
+28.1%
+33.9%
2000s (2000–2010)
+120.9%
+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)
+60.2%
+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)
+12.6%
+47.0%
FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1975 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1975 are not shown.
Peak-to-low declines
Peak
Low
Decline
Peak regained
1980
1982
−12.1%
1983
2007
2010
−11.0%
2014
Purchase-only index
FHFA also publishes a purchase-only index, built from sales prices alone (no refinance appraisals). It starts in 1991 and is drawn here on its own base.
District of Columbia, purchase-only (100 = first year)United States, purchase-only, rebased to the same startNBER recessionPeak before the latest quarter value
Counties
Ranked by ten-year change in FHFA's annual county index to 2025. Permits are housing units authorised in the 12 months to August 2026.
How much have home values in District of Columbia risen over 10 years?
The FHFA index rose +40.1% between 2015 and 2025, +3.4% a year; over 20 years +84.3% and since 2000 +298.4%. Nationally: +85.0%, +79.1% and +158.3%.
Which District of Columbia counties rose most over 10 years?
District of Columbia (+40.1%), by FHFA's annual county index to 2025.
What happened to District of Columbia home prices in 2008?
The state index peaked in 2007, fell −11.0% to 2010 and regained its peak in 2014.
How many homes are being built in District of Columbia?
1,976 units were authorised in the 12 months to August 2026: 240 single-family and 1,736 in multi-unit buildings, 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
Where does this data come from?
FHFA's quarterly all-transactions state index (through 2026 Q2) and annual state index (updated March 31, 2026); the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey state and county files through August 2026; vintage 2025 population estimates.
Provenance
Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, quarterly all-transactions and purchase-only state indexes through 2026 Q2 and annual state index (updated March 31, 2026). Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey state, county and place files through August 2026. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. Corrections · FHFA HPI datasets.